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@Letter Bee I think Laos and Thailand would have something to say about this.

@GMs by the way, am I cleared to make my first IC post?

Precipice of War - The Big Leagues of NRP (Only generous tippers need apply)

@Shyri Wait, I fixed the dates? The Great War ended 1929? I still imply that in my CS, I haven't changed anything.

Precipice of War - The Big Leagues of NRP (Only generous tippers need apply)

@Dinh AaronMk Wait, what?

Wait, I'm super confused. Do I still alter my CS?

[INCORPORATED] : Star Markets || Sci-Fi Merchant/Guild/Corporation RP now with light stats

This is a cool idea!

Precipice of War - The Big Leagues of NRP (Only generous tippers need apply)

@Shyri Thank you!

@Letter Bee I really like that website hahaha, it's where I go to research for these kinds of RPs

Precipice of War - The Big Leagues of NRP (Only generous tippers need apply)

People's Republic of Thailand

Name

People's Republic of Thailand

Territory



_{Image courtesy of @Shyri}

Head of State
Grand Premier Thornthep Radchawat

History

The Kingdom of Siam joined the First World War in 1917 as a nominal member of the Allies, initially to gain favor with Britain and France. In response to numerous pleas by the British and French, King Rama VI formed the Siamese Expeditionary Forces, which at first was a single 1,300-strong motor and medical division, but as the war dragged on became a 20,000-strong infantry unit that saw numerous action in offensives into the German and Ottoman Empires. The Royal Siamese Navy also assaulted military installations in German New Guinea, and by May 1921 had almost reclaimed the entire archipelago. The early 1920s were a period of grand military action for Siam, but were also times of civil unrest and anti-Westernization.

King Rama VI, a Western-educated eager young man, was constantly under fire by pro-German elites, pacifist Buddhist groups, and of course, the section of the general populace whose sons were being sent off to die in a place ten thousand miles away from home. Anti-war sentiments increased when towards the mid-1920s, the Allies seemed to be losing. By this time, about 2,300 Siamese had died in the European and Ottoman Fronts, and the promise of reparations by the Allies were becoming a distant memory. All of this was accentuated by the economic recession caused by Central Power navies limiting trade to the Allied European nations. In 1923, Khana Ratsadon, a left-wing revolutionary group, was founded by university students in Bangkok whose main goal was to pull Siam out of its useless war, wrest power from the Westernized elites, and bring it back to the Siamese people through democracy. By 1924, the movement was already organizing large rallies and protests all across Siam.

In late 1924, protests became heated when Royal Siamese Army soldiers fired on protesters outside the royal palace, injuring 13 and killing 3. The three dead protesters, all of them students, became martyrs and figureheads for the revolution. Armed insurrection unofficially began in 1925 in some northern provinces, and back in Europe, members of the Expeditionary Forces were already joining their European comrades in desertion. On December 23 1925, members of the Khana Ratsadon armed with stolen Army rifles attempted to storm the Royal Palace, but were (barely) beaten back by the royal guard with 18 dead.

In February 1926, another coup was launched in the capital and was overwhelmingly successful, with even the royal guards aiding in the attack. The royal family, anticipating this, boarded a private ship for France, and were granted asylum there. The new People’s Republic of Thailand’s first order of the day was, of course, to withdraw all of its troops from the Great War. This was heavily opposed by the Allies, and incidents even occured where French soldiers threatened to fire upon Thai soldiers boarding departing ships, but the new people’s government was adamant in their goals - not a single Thailander would remain in Europe by Easter. By April 1926, this wish was granted.

The People’s Republic quickly set about arresting and detaining members of the ‘elite’ who had supported the war, were ‘cronies’ of the royal family, or had stolen from the Thai people - a practice that still continues somewhat today. In a new constitution, Khana Ratsadon would be the only political party, but elections would be held every four years. The legitimacy of these elections, however, has varied from time to time. As the 20th century marched onward, Thailand set upon establishing trade partnerships with other socialist nations in Southeast Asia and around the globe, and by 1952 had become a formidable economic power in the region. However, the European powers were slow to acknowledge the new Thailand’s very existence, and to this day are still reluctant to even open embassies in the country. The country’s human rights record is sketchy at best, and Western journalists are frequently imprisoned and/or deported. In 1941, under the pretense of foreign saboteurs, Thailand invaded and annexed a European-backed Cambodia, much to the outrage of the global community and causing a slight dip in the economy. In 1960, it frequently skirmishes with Laos over border disputes, has earned the ire of the British Empire over its holdings in Burma and Malaysia, and is known as one of the most belligerent nations in Southeast Asia.

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While a communist Thailand would certainly be more historically probable, something is just awesome about a tyrannical Kingdom of Siam expanding its imperialist influence all throughout Indochina and getting into border disputes with China and Burma. The thing is, a communist Thailand would probably be China's bitch proxy state, and that's boring.

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Hi, I'm bored so I'm kicking ideas around here. I'm thinking Thailand or Vietnam would be a fresh start (pinging colonial overlord @asuraaa). I see from the map that the Netherlands is unclaimed, so is Indonesia up for grabs?

Patrol (Military Roleplay In The 20th Century) - Vietnamese-American War

PFC Edward D. Rosenberg, RADIOMAN

Skill Allocations:

Fortitude - 6
Vigilance - 8
Proficiency - 10

Physical Description: Of Jewish ethnicity, 5'9, aged 20, lanky, skinny build, neatly-groomed black hair and glasses. Moderately pale complexion, clearly defined cheekbones, long nose.

Background: Eddy Rosenberg was born in 1947 in a middle-class part of Pittsburgh, PA, the only son of electrical engineer Isaac P. Rosenberg. Eddy was a massive bookworm all throughout high school, and dreamed to one day take up the trade of his father in M.I.T. But one day, like thousands of other young men across the country, the draft board came for Isaac Rosenberg's eldest son. Eddy Rosenberg was drafted into the US Army in 1965.

At first, Eddy hated army life and all the constraints that came with it, and barely scraped through the initial physical examination (much to his dismay). But during training, Eddy found that he was particularly fast with cleaning and reloading his gun, and this skill with his hands extended to the operation of more advanced equipment like radios and relays. Eddy realized that the latter was the closest thing to his dream job, and decided to gain proficiency as a communications equipment handler.

Eddy was deployed to Vietnam in October 1965 and was promoted to PFC November 1966.

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